Jesus Glorified-Part 2

JESUS GLORIFIED-II—John 12:27-28(:20-36)

Attention:

I have a launched a personal campaign against a particular plant in the woods surrounding the parsonage. I have no real quarrel with anything else there. It is actually idyllic!

But we have an abundance of ‘poison ivy/oak’ at the edge of the woods, in four different areas & on all three sides! I have found that the ‘poison ivy’ is very prolific!

I have bought a chemical pump sprayer & two containers of an herbicide containing ‘triclopyr’, trying to kill it. And I will have to admit that it does my heart good to see ‘poison ivy/oak’ wither after being sprayed. The chemical ‘triclopyr’ puts the ‘poison ivy’ out of commission!

I have just ‘glorified’ for you—declared the merits of— a chemical herbicide that does what it’s supposed to!

But on a VASTLY more important note...

*Jesus does what He’s supposed to do! He has taken the sting out of death & put the joy in life!

Therefore you will find that EVERY TRUE CHURCH ‘glorifies’—declares the merits of, points to, proclaims the worth of, the beauty of, the value of, & calls attention to JESUS ABOVE ALL ELSE!

God’s people Glorify Jesus above everything! He will never forsake those who are His!(Gen. 12:15; Deut. 4:31) If it weren’t for Jesus we would be like the majority of people who have no hope in this world!(Eph. 2:12) We owe our very lives & eternal lives to Jesus!

Excerpted from The New Oxford American English Dictionary:

•GLORY(Noun) = ‘High renown or honor won by notable achievements’ OR: ‘Magnificence or great beauty.’

•To GLORIFY(Verb) = ‘To cause the dignity & worth of some person or thing to become manifest & acknowledged.’ OR: ‘To render/esteem/consider as glorious.’

•GLORIOUS(Adjective) = ‘Having a striking beauty or splendor that evokes feelings of delighted admiration.’

JESUS GLORIFIED-II—John 12:20-36

Need:

All people are in dire need of knowing the fact, that Jesus life death, resurrection, & ascension are of eternal consequence to them.

The apostle John recorded some of the events surrounding the imminence of Jesus’ glorification.

There are aspects of Jesus’ being glorified that are of great consequence/significance.

How &/or Why is Jesus glorified?

6 significant/consequential aspects of Jesus’ glorification.

Previously we found that...

Jesus’ glorification necessitates a submission to GOD’s...

1. PRIORITY / Precedence(:20-23)

2. FRUITFULNESS / Productivity(:24-26)

Today we’ll find that...

3—Jesus’ glorification necessitates a submission to...

GOD’s PURPOSE(:27-28)

Explanation:(:27-28)

:27—“Now My soul is troubled, & what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.”

John does not include Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, but only that He was betrayed by Judas Iscariot & arrested & bound by “officers of the Jews” who were dispatched “from the chief priests & Pharisees.”(Jn. 18:1-3, 12)

*The prayer in the garden—cf.-Mat. 26:36-44; Mk. 14:32-39; Lk. 22:40-46.

Mat. 26:36-44—“Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, & said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go & pray over there.” And He took with Him Peter & the two sons of Zebedee, & He began to be sorrowful & deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here & watch with Me.” He went a little farther & fell on His face, & prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” Then He came to the disciples & found them asleep, & said to Peter, “What? Could you not watch with Me one hour? “Watch & pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again, a second time, He went away & prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” And He came & found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. So He left them, went away again, & prayed the third time, saying the same words.”

Mk. 14:32-39—“Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; & He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And He took Peter, James, & John with Him, & He began to be troubled & deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here & watch.” He went a little farther, & fell on the ground, & prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.” Then He came & found them sleeping, & said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? Watch & pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again He went away & prayed, & spoke the same words.”